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iTrader: (11)

Hey guys,

I am in the market for a digital camera and really am a total n00b. I am not into the photoshop hype and have never used the program. I am looking for a camera that will take great quality pictures, and is an all around good buy. I am looking to spend no more than $1000 as I am tight on funds because I'm moving. So I was just wondering what digicams you guys use and your opinions of them. Any info would be great!

Thanks,

Chris

AdoboUaReX

$1000 can get you pretty much anything except for the higher end dSLRs. I don't know what features you are lookin for but I always refer to these sites when I look for cameras.

http://www.dpreview.com/

http://www.steves-digicams.com/

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iTrader: (6)

Yeah, what he said.

Also Chris, what size are you looking for? Compact, medium sized, or does it not matter? With a 1000 budget, the options are very promising.

ish

iTrader: (7)

yeah what do you want to use the camera for? you can get some cameras that take great quality pics for around $250

with a budget of $1000 you can get pretty much anything out there

ryball

iTrader: (6)

This is where I look...

dorifto88

iTrader: (8)

for 1g get a digital slr, like trey's digital rebel, its the ****ing ****.

the higher end cameras arent too user friendly, so you may want to stick with something basic.

dont forget to buy a tripod and a huge memory card

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iTrader: (6)

He shouldn't buy a higher end camera cuz yeah...well, it's Chris.

Just buy like a sony my first camera or something.

ryball

iTrader: (6)

He can't buy too high end, because he needs to save $$$ for the memory...

Buy the memory and then see how much you have left for a camera. hahaha!!!

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iTrader: (6)

CF memory is pretty cheap compared to the rest. Especially compared to sony memory sticks.

http://www.pricewatch.com/h/prc.aspx?i=226&a=5577&f=1

See for yourself.

ryball

iTrader: (6)

wow.

Fatal Velocity

iTrader: (1)

If Plan on buying a camera just for the sake of taking pictures haha dont spend 1k spend 400 and keep six for mods on your car to take pictures of your car.

ish

iTrader: (7)

i realize that he said he is a total n00b when it comes to digital cameras


definatly stay away from a dSLR then. get a nice olympus point and shoot. takes great quality shots has a decent amount of features to play with and is very simple to work.

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iTrader: (6)

Also, make sure to buy a camera that has a lithium ion or some kind of rechargable battery. Cameras that use AAs or standard batteries suck. Stay away from those.

mattsn0w

iTrader: (23)

what ever, your on crack homey!

What do you do if you dont have a mobile charger? spend $30+ on a new lithium pack if for some reason the gas station happens to carry your proprietary battery?
getting a camera like a sony DSC or a Canon you cant go wrong, sony even provides a wall battery charger for Nicad batteries.

From my experience, Sony is the most consistant, canon has great quality with the high end cameras, and fuji is good as well ( thats what I have right now).

These were things I looked at when I purchased my camera:
* what you will use it for.
* Size.
* Exposure time settings for fast motion objects. - see http://www.slakin.net/imgs/11-12-200...s/DSCF0026.JPG
* Megapixals.
* optical zoom ( cause digital zoom sucks anus ).
* memory format and how much it will cost.
* type of battery and how much it will cost.

Good luck!

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iTrader: (6)

If you don't leave your camera on all the time, a fully charged battery will last you a while.

Cameras that use standard batteries suck. I didn't say to buy an extra battery. All I'm saying is to buy a camera that doesn't use standard because if you used them, you'll know what I'm talking about.

Sony, Canon, Nikon have good cameras.

Also, I'd recommend buying a camera that uses CF memory so you can save a little money.